"General Ernst Lindemann!" The "Bismarck" battleship, which had just withdrawn from the Oslo Fjord, continued to provide artillery support behind the landing troops. Preparing for landing troops to enter the narrow Oslo Fjord. At this time, Brigadier General Ernst Lindemann's staff officer hurried over and said, "General, report from the base camp!"
"Oh? Read it!" Brigadier General Ernst Lindemann finally vented his frustration after the shelling just now.
"Commodore Ernst Lindemann, first of all, I wish you success in Oslo, but we have just learned that in the port of Narvik, the imperial destroyer formation was attacked by the British naval fleet. The earlier Narvik During the harbor landing battle, Norway did not cause losses to the Imperial Navy, but the bad weather left the 10 destroyers led by Rear Admiral Paul Frederick Bundy short of fuel, so they could not return to the homeland at all. In just a dozen hours Previously, under the leadership of British Colonel Walburton Lee, the British attacked Narvik Port with five destroyers. However, with the accurate intelligence of Rear Admiral Paul Frederick Bundy and the Empire, the British It paid a huge price for four destroyers to be sunk and one to escape. Despite this, we believe that the British will not give up. Now the British must know the fact that there are no large imperial warships in Narvik Port, so they must be there What action is brewing? Every force of the Imperial Navy is precious, so we cannot afford to lose any warship. We must rescue the destroyer formation in Narvik Port, Commander of the 1st Fleet Group Wilhelm Martha Admiral Ernst has already led the battlecruisers "Gneisenau" and "Scharnhorst" to support, but we still believe in you even more now, Commodore Ernst Lindemann, as long as "Bismarck" "Battleship", the pride of the Imperial Navy, appeared in front of the British. I believe that no matter what difficulties it is, it will not be a problem. Commodore Ernst Lindemann, the Imperial Navy needs you to make the battleship Bismarck proud and lead this huge ship. The battleship fulfilled the dream of the predecessors in World War I. The ocean is not just for the British!" The staff officer was originally just a routine, but in the end, he couldn't help but bring in his own emotions. In fact, the German Navy really needs to break out of the Baltic Sea. In order to truly threaten the British Navy, the German Navy failed in World War I. Now the appearance of the "Bismarck Battleship" has given the German Navy hope again, thinking of the completed "Tirpitz Battleship" and the "Tirpitz" battleship currently under construction. The "Bismarck Reform" made the staff officers' hearts become hotter.
Brigadier General Ernst Lindemann was deeply moved when he heard this poignant telegram. In 1913, under the command of Admiral Reinhard Scheer, he participated in World War I. At that time, the German navy was indeed the most powerful in history, but in the end it could not escape the fate of being blocked in the Baltic Sea and becoming an existing fleet. This also has a lot to do with the fact that the German navy was constrained by geographical disadvantages at that time, so it attacked Norway this time to avoid the same mistakes of the current German navy. But if enough ports are obtained but half of the German navy is lost, then what is the use of these ports? Therefore, whether it is Commodore Ernst Lindemann or everyone in the German Navy, every warship is regarded as more important than anything else.
So in view of this, Commodore Ernst Lindemann immediately said after listening to the staff read the telegram, "Return to the base camp, the battleship Bismarck will immediately go to support the destroyer formation in Narvik Port. We will never let it go." Any warship of the German Navy is sunk needlessly!"
"Let the oil tanker come over, fill it up with fuel, and prepare to set off immediately!" Brigadier General Ernst Lindemann said immediately.
"Yes, General!"
Looking at the German landing fleet that had slowly entered the Oslo Fjord, Commodore Ernst Lindemann smiled and said, "The mission of the navy can only be realized on the ocean!" After the oil was added, the "Battleship Bismarck" The huge body moved forward slowly again, this time their goal was to rescue the destroyer formation in the port of Narvik in northern Norway.
The melodious military music sounded, and every sailor on the Bismarck battleship knew that they might encounter the British fleet this time, but no one was afraid, and instead sang melodious military songs.
Today we sing loudly and drink cold wine,
I was about to leave, so I let the wine glass make a crisp sound.
let me hold your hand again,
hold your white hand,
Farewell, my sweetheart.
Farewell, my sweetheart.
Goodbye, take care.
We're going to fight, we're going to fight,
We are marching to England, to England. .
Hi!
The battle flag is flying on the mast, symbolizing our invincible strength.
We will win the battle and we will not let the British become arrogant!
let me hold your hand again,
hold your white hand,
Farewell, my sweetheart.
Farewell, my sweetheart.
Goodbye, take care.
We are going to war,
We are going to war,
We are marching to England, to England. .
Hi!
If I can't return to your side and sleep in the ocean,
Don't cry for me, my girl, it is an honor to shed blood and sacrifice for the motherland!
let me hold your hand again,
hold your white hand,
Farewell, my sweetheart.
Farewell, my sweetheart.
Goodbye, take care.
We're going to fight, we're going to fight,
We are marching to England, to England. .
Hi!
On the British side, after losing the heroic and capable Captain Walburton Lee, the British would naturally not give up, and the fact that the Germans did not have large ships in Narvik had been exposed, so Whitworth Naval Commander Will decide to launch a counterattack immediately. The British Home Fleet led by Lord Pahouse personally was postponed. Vice Admiral Whitworth led a British fleet consisting of the battleship "Warspite" and 9 destroyers to advance first and quickly arrived at Narvik. Determine the number of German warships in the port of Narvik.
At this time, several British and German fleets rushed to the Port of Narvik at the same time from different locations. The British Home Fleet led by Lord Pahouse himself was 220 nautical miles away from the Port of Narvik. Vice Admiral Whitworth Leading a British fleet consisting of the battleship "Warspite" and nine destroyers, one hundred and eighty nautical miles away from the port of Narvik, Admiral William Machar, commander of the 1st Fleet Group, has led the battlecruiser " The German warships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst, which went to support the port of Narvik, were one hundred and sixty nautical miles away. The "Bismarck" battleship that just set off is more than 400 nautical miles away from the port of Narvik.
Commodore Ernst Lindemann, the captain of the "Battleship Bismarck" who left Oslo, did not know that although he had always hoped that the navy would play a huge role in the Oslo landing battle, in fact, the army unit that first captured Oslo was still Göring. Paratroopers dropped by the Air Force.
In fact, Oslo fell to a German force that dropped on an undefended airfield. The unfortunate news coming from other seaports and the sound of artillery coming from the Oslo Fjord 15 miles away caused the Norwegian royal family, government and members of parliament to hurriedly get on special cars and evacuate to Hamar, 80 miles north of Oslo at 9:30 am. Twenty trucks carrying gold from Norges Bank and three trucks carrying secret documents from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also left at the same time. In this way, the heroic resistance of the Oscarsburg garrison thwarted the plan of the German army, navy and air force to capture the Norwegian king and government officials. Of course, the defenders of Oscarsburg also went to see God under the eight twin 380MM main guns of the "Bismarck Battleship"!
The German air attaché, Captain Spiller, immediately arrived at Oslo Airport, which had been occupied by paratroopers. However, he had difficulties on how to enter the city and how to gain control of Oslo without provoking resistance from the Oslo people. This is really not true. An easy thing.
Finally Captain Spiller saw it, Hit? When the military band parachuted over because he wanted to celebrate the victory, Captain Spiller realized it and said to himself: "It depends on the peaceful occupation of Oslo!"
Immediately, a German army consisting of 5 companies (1,500 men) led by a team of Hit? Led by a specially airborne military band, they marched neatly into Oslo, the capital of Norway, with their heads held high and their chests held high. The band played sweet waltzes and popular American ditties.
Just as the Norwegian residents were surprised by the wonderful music, another harmonious chorus came from the dock. The German main force of 20,000 people, with infantry in the front, artillery in the center, and transport teams in the rear, marched forward while singing "Arrival" Go to the city!" After a while, a large number of German planes painted with black crosses buzzed in the sky. When people looked up to the sky, they suddenly realized that the country had fallen.
At the same time, in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, a German military band from Germany was holding an open-air concert in the square of Copenhagen, the capital. People flocked to it, and women and children happily gathered around to listen to Hit? Le Art Ensemble Ensemble. Within hours, Germany had taken control of all of Denmark.
The German base camp at this time, Hit? Senior officials of the National Socialist Party and the Wehrmacht such as Le, Goering, Hess and Goebbels were gathering together, but the matter discussed had nothing to do with the current Norwegian campaign.
"Head of State, ministers and generals!" Lin Wei stood up and said politely, "The Wesel exercise has been very successful so far, but our Germany's weakness is the navy!" When talking about this, Lin Wei said to Redel He smiled apologetically, and continued after receiving a look from Redel that he didn't need to be like this, "Our navy is very weak compared to the British Empire. In the short term, we can rely on our superb combat literacy and the newly developed warships in recent years. It’s cheap to stand for a while, but in the end it still depends on God’s will. My idea is that instead of letting God decide the final result, it’s better to let the decision be in our hands!”
"Lampard, what do you mean?" Hit? Le forehead asked.
"What I mean is very simple. The army is the most powerful force in the empire, and it is also the most traditional and proud force in the empire. It should shoulder greater responsibilities!" Lin Wei said concisely.